Many education workers are due to receive their next union-negotiated pay and pension levy boosts from 1st January. Under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), pay for staff on education department salary scales will go up by 1% for those who earn €30,000 a year or less.

Fórsa’s Support Our Secretaries campaign for fair and equitable treatment for school secretaries, is beginning to intensify ahead of its official launch next month.

Massive staff turnover in Ireland’s early years sector left over a quarter of services with staff vacancies last year up from 21% the year before. The stark findings of the most recent Pobal ‘Early Years Sector Profile’ shows an average staff turnover rate of 25%, rising to 34% in Donegal.

There is renewed hope that the Oireachtas will pass legislation allowing public servants to retire after age 65 before the Christmas recess.

A survey of 590 Fórsa members over the age 60 has highlighted the benefits of being a retired Fórsa member.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has welcomed a significant increase in the amount of money people with disabilities can earn before they lose their medical card.